duplicate

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Being the same as another; identical, often having been copied from an original.
2. (not-comparable) In which the hands of cards, tiles, etc. are preserved between rounds to be played again by other players.

Verb

1. (transitive) To make a copy of.
2. (transitive) To do repeatedly; to do again.
3. (transitive) To produce something equal to.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) One that resembles or corresponds to another; an identical copy.
2. (countable, uncountable) An original instrument repeated; a document which is the same as another in all essential particulars, and differing from a mere copy in having all the validity of an original
3. (countable, uncountable) A pawnbroker's ticket, which must be shown when redeeming a pledged item.
4. (uncountable) The game of duplicate bridge.
5. (uncountable) The game of duplicate Scrabble.
6. (countable, uncountable) A biological specimen that was gathered alongside another specimen and represents the same species.

Synonyms

copy

double

repeat

🔁

reproduce

replica

replicate

reproduction

transcribe

transcript

twin

photocopy

counterpart

facsimile

reduplicate

duplication

multiply

imitation

imitate

parallel

fake

dupe

transcription

redouble

trace

clone

replication

extra

excerpt

multiply by two

overlap

counterfeit

twinned

xerox

mimic

matching

manifold

reprint

simulate

ape

🐒

identical

photostat

forge

print

fold up

couple

👫

cheat

exact

counterfoil

mock

duplicating

Translations

Duplikat

duplicar

duplicado

duplicato

duplicare

Kopie

copie

duplicat

double

verdoppeln

dupliquer

αντίγραφο

αντιγράφω

duplicata

copia

Etymology

PIE word
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Borrowed from Latin duplicātus, perfect passive participle of duplicō, see -ate.